| Issue ID | 1692619 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11360839 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-250 |
| Model Year | 2019 |
| File date | 21/09/20 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I bought a used 2019 ford f250 4x4 with 19k miles from a dodge dealer. It drove fine on the test drive but of course, test drives are never real world situations. I went out of town for a week and they delivered it to me the following monday. About an hour after they dropped it off, i went for a drive. Within 5 miles from the house it went into a death wobble. I have never experienced this before. It was beyond scary! At the time it started, i was running about 70mph on a two-lane road. I let off the gas and that didn't help. I lightly touched the brakes and it got worse. So i stood on the brakes and that shot me across the oncoming traffic lane into the ditch on the left. The truck was uncontrollable, and neither the anti-lock brakes nor the traction control systems were able to function properly. I believe i almost had a rollover. Sliding sideways, i was able to come back out on the road. I thank god there was no oncoming traffic or i would not be reporting this. I and the other occupants in that car would be dead! I continued on my trip trying to be extra careful. It happened six more times that day before i returned home, and i started experimenting with it. I can recreate it at any speeds from 60 to 80mph. Since i bought it at a dodge dealer over a week earlier, they would not do anything about taking it back. Now its at a ford dealer getting looked at. This truck is brand new. I firmly believe the previous owner had this issue and instead of trying to get it fixed, they traded it to a dodge dealer believing the dealer would not know. It worked because now someone new has it and cannot get out of it for several years. I know filing this complaint may not affect anything, but i wanted to have a record of it. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 19000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LEXINGTON, TX |
| VIN pattern | 1FT7W2B61KEXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 70 |
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